DeepMind, is an artificial intelligence research firm owned by Google's parent company, Alphabet, and self-described as on a mission to push the boundaries of artificial intelligence (AI) in developing programs that can learn to solve complex problems.
It's specialty ranges from climate change to the need for radical improvements in healthcare; while many such problems are saddled by slow progress, with AI as a multiplier for human ingenuity, the solutions may become more feasible.
The science journal Nature reports that DeepMind, in partnership with Moorfields Eye Hospital in UK, has developed AI that can detect over 50 sight-threatening conditions with the same accuracy as expert clinicians.
DeapMind AI is also quite capable of correctly recommending the appropriate course of treatment for patients and singling out the conditions that require urgent care.
While DeepMind's AI was trained using a particular type of eye scanner, the researchers claim it is compatible with any model and can be used without any hardware restrictions.
According to the report, Google's DeepMind AI diagnoses were accurate for about 94.5 per cent of the time in a trial with Moorfields Eye Hospital, and going by these feats, it could potentially be used to transform how eye examinations are carried out around the world.
And perhaps, DeepMind will eventually cut down the amount of time spent by doctors in diagnosing with OCT scans, being able to recognize 50 common eye problems, which includes three of the most critical: age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy.
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